Gaming leaks and decades-old development files continue to make their way online, appearing suddenly in the form of anonfiles.com uploads. While it's no Nintendo Gigaleak, the latest upload will likely catch the attention of many, as it's the source code for The Simpsons Hit & Run, a well-loved licensed game that fans have been demanding a remake of for years. Posted to 4chan, the folder supposedly contains documents pertaining to the game's development cycle and marketing from Radical Entertainment, alongside the full source code. According to posts, users have been able to successfully compile the source into a playable copy of the game, running on a Windows XP virtual machine.

The leak could possibly lead to fan-made ports to more modern platforms or detailed mods being made for the game. An extensive modpack for the PC version of The Simpsons Hit & Run called Donut Mod has existed for years, while just last week, another fan created an Unreal Engine remake of the first level from the game, complete with Ray Tracing and AI-upscaled graphics.

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[XDel]

Best news in a while aside of the Quake re-release!

 

[Chary]

I love this game a lot. I can't imagine we'll ever get a remake of it, given that it's a licensing nightmare and is tied up with Actvision, but this could be the next best thing.

 

[AHB]

inb4 SNEED mods

 

[pcwizard7]

This is a recreation from the extraction of the game I didn't think it was made from source code

 

[Bagel Le Stinky]

PG gta

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Let the lawsuits strike!

 

[Deleted User]

I actually just beat it for the first time about a month ago. It's not terrible but it is pretty repetitive.

 

[hippy dave]

Switch port plzkthx

 

[HideoKojima]

Two days later: Mario is now playable in Simpsons hit and run.

 

[RedoLane]

Cool. now we can use an exploit to hack their TV!

 

[Kwyjor]

Someone just released a Fully Connected Map mod for this game earlier this year.
https://forum.donutteam.com/forum/topic/3883

Maybe it's possible that this leak was deliberately made as a means of gauging interest in some sort of re-release?

 

[CoolMe]

This reminds me, we haven't had a Simpsons game since forever.. The movie the game which was not that bad.

 

[dude1]

I loved this game I won a copy in college when Radical Entertainment did a Simpsons trival contest amongst all the CompSci students in the game dev electives.

1st prize was a guaranteed 1 of 3 internship spots, I came in 2nd and surprisingly and unfortunately wasn't chosen as one of the other interns,
instead won a copy of this and a t-shirt.
I got picked up for indentured servitude (practicum/internship)with Ubi but that was just luck of the draw but I digress.

 

[Lycan911]

Switch port when?

 

[BitMasterPlus]

You mean it wasn't before? Huh.

 

[Plstic]

sneed

 

[Feroz El Mejor]

New 3DS port when?

 

[FAST6191]

Can't wait to see an analysis of the code for interesting dev techniques, failures and tools used.

 

[Jiehfeng]

another fan created an Unreal Engine remake of the first level from the game, complete with Ray Tracing and AI-upscaled graphics.​

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When I last saw that video I remember one of the lead or senior developers commented on the video saying he was impressed with his work and that it shows how a remaster would be. I wonder if he was the one who leaked the code lol. ;O;